Listed Building record TQ 83 NW 11 - Castwisell Manor Farmhouse

Summary

C15th timber-framed house Grade II* listed building. Main construction periods 1400 to 1499

Location

Grid reference TQ 83483 37465 (point) FCE
Map sheet TQ83NW
County KENT
District ASHFORD, KENT
Civil Parish BIDDENDEN, ASHFORD, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

(TQ 83483747) Castweazel Manor (NAT) (1) 5272 BIDDENDEN Castwisell Manor Farmhouse TQ 83 NW 3/113 4.6.52. II* 2. L-shaped C15 timber-framed building, its north-east front close- studded with plaster infilling, the 1st floor overhanging on joists and brackets. Two storeys. Tiled roof. Six casement windows with small square leaded panes on 1st floor. Contemporary wooden doorcase with plain spandrels and iron-studded door with immense iron knocker. The sides and back have been refaced with red brick on the ground floor and tile hung above. (2) Castwisell, or Castweazel, Manor, two storeys. Closely set uprights, continuous overhang. Half-hipped roof. Perhaps mid 16th century. (3)

Description from record TQ 83 NW 86:
The following text is from the original listed building designation:
BIDDENDEN 1. 5272 Castwisell Manor Farmhouse TQ 83 NW 3/113 4.6.52. II*
2. L-shaped C15 timber-framed building, its north-east front close-studded with plaster infilling, the 1st floor overhanging on joists and brackets. Two storeys. Tiled roof. Six casement windows with small square leaded panes on 1st floor. Contemporary wooden doorcase with plain spandrels and iron-studded door with immense iron knocker. The sides and back have been refaced with red brick on the ground floor and tile hung above.
Listing NGR: TQ8348337466 (4)


<1> OS 1:10000 1978 (OS Card Reference). SKE48163.

<2> DOE (HHR) Dist of Ashford, Kent Aug 1979 16 (OS Card Reference). SKE40201.

<3> Bldgs of Eng W Kent & The Weald 2nd Ed 1980 170 (OS Card Reference). SKE37939.

<4> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: OS 1:10000 1978.
  • <2> OS Card Reference: DOE (HHR) Dist of Ashford, Kent Aug 1979 16.
  • <3> OS Card Reference: Bldgs of Eng W Kent & The Weald 2nd Ed 1980 170.
  • <4>XY Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #26849 listed building, ]

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Record last edited

Aug 20 2021 5:07PM